4 posts and columns on friggin’

Happy One-Year Anniversary, Carol! Party Today, Because BoomTown's Grading Begins Tomorrow.

in News on January 13, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

In an interview with Bloomberg last week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz gave herself a “B-minus in her first year.” The anniversary of her arrival at Yahoo is, in fact, today. (Her first words as CEO at a press conference a year ago? “Yahoooo!” and “Friggin’.”) Predicted Bartz: “You’re just going to see Yahoo bloom more.” That’s nice, especially since BoomTown loves flowers! But, ever the stickler, it is incumbent on this Yahoo-obsessed column to weigh in on grading too, starting tomorrow and drilling down a lot more specifically on Bartz’s overall performance in 2009.
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Coach Carol: Are They Crying? There's No Crying! There's No Crying at Yahoo!

in News on January 26, 2009 at 2:59 am PT

One of the first things Carol Bartz said when she made her public debut as new Yahoo CEO was that everyone should give the company “some friggin’ breathing room.” Some heard “frickin’,” while others heard “frackin’.” Whatever the exact invective Bartz used, the tough talk was presumably designed for maximum impact to impose a definitive I’m-in-charge-here leadership style that had been sorely lacking at Yahoo for a long time. But she is certainly going to need a lot more than that to convince Wall Street that she can cure what has been ailing Yahoo as it announces what will likely be a dismal fourth-quarter earnings report tomorrow.

(Long) Weekend Update, 1.19.09

in News on January 19, 2009 at 9:56 am PT

The Web never stops publishing, but a tech blog definitely slows down on a market holiday. To wit: A (Long) Weekend Update, and best wishes on Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

Liveblogging Yahoo's Bartz as CEO Announcement: Her First Words? "Yahoooo!" and "Friggin'"

in News on January 13, 2009 at 2:43 pm PT

Oh, BoomTown really likes Carol Bartz as Yahoo CEO already. In Yahoo’s conference call today, she has sternly lectured everyone to give Yahoo some “friggin’ breathing room” and noted that the company “frankly, could use a little management.” The latter is stating the very obvious, but we like hearing it anyway, and she sounds like she is running the show already. It’s like watching a digital version of “The Gladiator”! Here is Boomtown’s live blog of the Yahoo call, starring Carol Bartz as its new CEO.